Panda Express Coming to Richmond

The City of Richmond Planning Department recently announced a Panda Express restaurant will be opening at the site where Bob Evans was previously located. Target date for opening is said to be in September.

After unexpectedly closing in April of 2016, the Bob Evans restaurant near Interstate 75 exit 87 is finally in the process of being demolished.

The Richmond store was caught in a wave of nationwide closings for the national restaurant chain, as 70 locations around the country were designated for closure.

Despite its ideal location near the interstate, both Bob Evans and another restaurant, Ryan's, struggled even as commercial development on Amberly Way began booming. The opening of a Panda Express looks to be a positive development.